Enchanted by its sound, Cécile Mansuy chose the harpsichord as her first instrument at the age of five. Aged eleven, she attended a masterclass with Davitt Moroney and gave her first public performances on harpsichord; both experiences left a lasting impression. She subsequently studied in Toulouse with J. W. Jansen (harpsichord), M. Bouvard (organ) and L. Boulay, Y. Bouvard and F. Saint-Yves (basso continuo), achieving her diploma with distinction. Further training followed at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with J.-C- Zehnder & A. Marcon and at the Haute Ecole de Genève with A. Fedi. She studied improvisation with R. Lutz, E. Le Divellec and F. Eichelberger; harpsichord with B. Rannou, E. Joyé, N. Spieth, A. Zylberajch and M. Dévérité; and organ with A. Cea Galan, J. Boyer, M. Radulescu and M. Chapuis. In orchestra, opera and ensemble studies she received tuition from H. Niquet, L. Garcia Alarcon, B. Dickey, C. Toet, A. Rooley, E. Tubb and P. Pandolfo.
She has been invited to play historical organs, like in Treviso and Parma (Italy), Sencelles (Spain), St Ursanne, Muri and Arlesheim Cathedral (Switzerland), and to perform in festivals such as Festival Jeunes Talents (Paris - Goldberg Variations), Pavia Barocca 2012, "young artists in concert" in Davos, Ambronay Festival, "Bach en Combrailles", "Stras'Orgues" etc... She has given concerts in Toulouse "Halle aux Grains", «Morlacchi» theater in Perugia, "Sala Filarmonica" in Trento, with D. Grimal (Orchestre National de Chambre de Toulouse), W. Dongois (Le Moment baroque), S. Azzolini (Parnassi Musici), E. Bronzi (Orchestre de l’Accademia Mozart de Bologne), C. Banchini (Capella Concertata) and other distinguished artists.
She holds the Diplôme d’Etat as a harpsichord tutor and is regularly invited to summer schools and conservatoires, to teach and to officiate on the panel for examinations and competitions, and as accompanist (Cesti competition in Innsbruck 2012 etc).
She won 3rd prize at the ‘Paola Bernardi’ harpsichord competition in Bologna in 2009, and won 2nd prize and the audience prize at the ‘van Wassenaer’ competition in Amsterdam in 2011, where she performed in ensemble.
She is a founding member of the ensemble Le je-ne-Scay-quoy which is particularly dedicated to the chamber music repertoire with obbligato harpsichord. In February 2014 she will release her first solo CD with TYXart records, entitled "Capriccio sopra il genio del Bach giovanissimo", and featuring music from the young J.S. Bach (harpsichord & organ). For her second solo CD « La Spagnoletta » (Arcana/Outhere) she was invited to play live on France Musique, for Clément Rochefort 's new radio program «Générations France Musique » (01/09/2018).
She ist organist on Metzler organs in St Martin Church Rheinfelden (Christkatholische Stadtkirche).
Always happy in the spotlight, she also made an appearance in the series "Dix pour cent" alongside Grégory Montel (Season 1, episode 2, directed by Cédric Klapisch), and for Petra Volpe in 2024 for her film "Heldin" alongside Leonie Benesch.
She has devised two concert programmes based around the first so-called 'programme' pieces for harpsichord with the actor Philippe Laudenbach in 2019, and for 'chamber' music with her ensemble 'le Je-ne-Scay-quoy' and the actress and writer Fabienne Périneau in 2021: 'le Parnasse français', a concert alternating texts by Titon du Tillet (who inspired the screenplay for 'Tous les matins du monde') and music by M. Marais, J.B. Lully, F. Couperin and A. Corelli.
Enthusiast adept of Dostoyevsky's phrase "it is beauty that will save the world", she uses her senses - hearing for music and sight for photography - to capture it and share it with others. She trained at the École d'Arts Appliqués and became a professional photographer. She perfected her skills at the Grenadine photo studio in Mulhouse with Vincent Schaerer.
Known for her sensitivity and finesse as a musician, she is mainly asked to take portraits of musicians and to shoot rehearsals and concerts.
She works with a Nikon D750 SLR.
She has been invited to play historical organs, like in Treviso and Parma (Italy), Sencelles (Spain), St Ursanne, Muri and Arlesheim Cathedral (Switzerland), and to perform in festivals such as Festival Jeunes Talents (Paris - Goldberg Variations), Pavia Barocca 2012, "young artists in concert" in Davos, Ambronay Festival, "Bach en Combrailles", "Stras'Orgues" etc... She has given concerts in Toulouse "Halle aux Grains", «Morlacchi» theater in Perugia, "Sala Filarmonica" in Trento, with D. Grimal (Orchestre National de Chambre de Toulouse), W. Dongois (Le Moment baroque), S. Azzolini (Parnassi Musici), E. Bronzi (Orchestre de l’Accademia Mozart de Bologne), C. Banchini (Capella Concertata) and other distinguished artists.
She holds the Diplôme d’Etat as a harpsichord tutor and is regularly invited to summer schools and conservatoires, to teach and to officiate on the panel for examinations and competitions, and as accompanist (Cesti competition in Innsbruck 2012 etc).
She won 3rd prize at the ‘Paola Bernardi’ harpsichord competition in Bologna in 2009, and won 2nd prize and the audience prize at the ‘van Wassenaer’ competition in Amsterdam in 2011, where she performed in ensemble.
She is a founding member of the ensemble Le je-ne-Scay-quoy which is particularly dedicated to the chamber music repertoire with obbligato harpsichord. In February 2014 she will release her first solo CD with TYXart records, entitled "Capriccio sopra il genio del Bach giovanissimo", and featuring music from the young J.S. Bach (harpsichord & organ). For her second solo CD « La Spagnoletta » (Arcana/Outhere) she was invited to play live on France Musique, for Clément Rochefort 's new radio program «Générations France Musique » (01/09/2018).
She ist organist on Metzler organs in St Martin Church Rheinfelden (Christkatholische Stadtkirche).
Always happy in the spotlight, she also made an appearance in the series "Dix pour cent" alongside Grégory Montel (Season 1, episode 2, directed by Cédric Klapisch), and for Petra Volpe in 2024 for her film "Heldin" alongside Leonie Benesch.
She has devised two concert programmes based around the first so-called 'programme' pieces for harpsichord with the actor Philippe Laudenbach in 2019, and for 'chamber' music with her ensemble 'le Je-ne-Scay-quoy' and the actress and writer Fabienne Périneau in 2021: 'le Parnasse français', a concert alternating texts by Titon du Tillet (who inspired the screenplay for 'Tous les matins du monde') and music by M. Marais, J.B. Lully, F. Couperin and A. Corelli.
Enthusiast adept of Dostoyevsky's phrase "it is beauty that will save the world", she uses her senses - hearing for music and sight for photography - to capture it and share it with others. She trained at the École d'Arts Appliqués and became a professional photographer. She perfected her skills at the Grenadine photo studio in Mulhouse with Vincent Schaerer.
Known for her sensitivity and finesse as a musician, she is mainly asked to take portraits of musicians and to shoot rehearsals and concerts.
She works with a Nikon D750 SLR.